Association of smoking with the risk of incident atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis of prospective studies

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 218, Issue , 2016, Pages 259-266

  Zhu, Wengen ^a   Yuan, Ping ^a   Shen, Yang ^a   Wan, Rong ^b   Hong, Kui ^a,b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Risk factor; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; AGED; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84969988626     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.05.013     Document Type: Review

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